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VarryOn

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2. I work in logistics and supply chain management...

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Wed May 12, 2021, 10:38 PM

May 2021

There aren't enough truck drivers (a problem for 30+ years), railroad workers, port employees, and dock workers.

It's not easy getting freight moved nowadays.

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